Join novelist, non-fiction writer and film producer Thammika Songkaeo (Stamford Hospital) for a masterclass on crafting high-impact emotion without melodrama.

This session will break down how difficult emotions reach readers – not through naming feelings, but through precision, restraint and scene design. You will explore how fear operates through pacing and uncertainty, how anger reshapes voice and action, and how sadness emerges through omission, rhythm and detail.

Using targeted writing exercises, you’ll learn how to translate internal states into action, sensation and subtext, and how to revise based on emotional effect rather than intention. Designed for fiction and narrative non-fiction writers alike, the masterclass will equip you with tools to apply immediately to scenes of fear, anger and sadness in your work.